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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Nigeria: Expert Raises the Alarm As Aging Population Dominates Farming
[Leadership] An agronomy expert has expressed concern over the rapidly ageing farming population and insufficient government support for the food security agenda. [...]
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Date: 21-Feb-2025
Tanzania: How Tanzania's Farmers, Pastoralists Paid the Price for a World Bank Project
[IPS] Mbarali, Tanzania -- A hush had fallen over Mbarali District, but it was not the quiet of peace--it was the silence of uncertainty. [...]
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Date: 21-Feb-2025
Eritrea: Training to Enhance National Food Safety System
[Shabait] Asmara, 21 February 2025 - The Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative in Eritrea, conducted a training [...]
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Date: 21-Feb-2025
Madagascar: WFP Delivers Life-Saving Nutrition Supplies To Remote Communities In Madagascar Via Unmanned Aircraft
[WFP] The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has for the first time in three months, delivered life-saving nutrition supplies for malnourished children in the remote region [...]
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Date: 21-Feb-2025
Nigeria: Cattle Herders Allegedly Set Ablaze N27m Cassava Farm in Ogun
[Vanguard] The Ogun State Police Command on Friday said it has launched probe into a case of arson involving some cattle herders that allegedly set ablaze a vast cassava farm in Ad [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Feb-2025
Climate change threatens cocoa belt, driving record shortages and price surges, research finds
AFRICA – The sustainability of cocoa cultivation in West and Central Africa is under [...]
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Date: 20-Feb-2025
Tanzania to host G25 African Coffee Summit to boost production, global market share
TANZANIA – Tanzania is set to host the G25 African Coffee Summit from February 21, 2 [...]
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Date: 20-Feb-2025
Kenya’s sugar imports surge 130% in January 2025
KENYA – Kenya’s sugar imports more than doubled in January 2025 compared to Decemb [...]
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Date: 20-Feb-2025
Clarence Mwale elected chairman of Export Produce Growers Association of Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe’s horticulture industry has gained a strong advocate with the [...]
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Date: 20-Feb-2025
Carlsberg to invest US$40.2M in India to boost capacity
INDIA – Carlsberg has announced plans to invest Rs 3.5 billion (US$40.2 million) to [...]
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Date: 20-Feb-2025
Kenya, Italy strengthen trade ties through horticulture agreement
KENYA – The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has signed a Memorandum of Understa [...]
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Date: 20-Feb-2025
Flamingo Group strengthens sustainability efforts with Rosalind Kainyah’s appointment
KENYA – Flamingo Group International, a global company specializing in the wholesale [...]
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Date: 20-Feb-2025
Rwanda, FAO collaborate to reduce agricultural methane emissions
RWANDA – Rwanda is working with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to l [...]
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Date: 20-Feb-2025
GrubMarket expands presence with Bay Cities, Sally Produce acquisitions
USA – Private eCommerce food company GrubMarket has strengthened its foothold in [...]
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Date: 20-Feb-2025
Fresh Del Monte wins SEAL Business Sustainability Award
USA – Fresh Del Monte has won the SEAL Business Sustainability Award in the Envir [...]
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Date: 20-Feb-2025
Tanzania to establish a finance department to manage climate change
The Tanzanian government has announced that it is in final stages of establishing a dedicated department to manage climate change financing, a move prompted by the increasing econo [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 20-Feb-2025
Securing South Africa’s agricultural future with advanced irrigation technology
Despite its challenges as a water-scarce country, prone to droughts and erratic rainfall, South Africa has positioned itself as a leading food exporter and a major player in high-v [...]
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Date: 20-Feb-2025
West Africa: Ecowas Breakup Could Push Up Food Prices and Worsen Hunger in West Africa
[The Conversation Africa] The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) lost three of its founding members on 29 January 2025. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger comprised 16% o [...]
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Date: 20-Feb-2025
Kenya: WFP and Republic of Korea Boost Food Security and Resilience for Vulnerable Families in Kenya
[WFP] Nairobi -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$5 million from the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) to improv [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 20-Feb-2025
Kenya: Solar Refrigerators in Kenya Reduce Food Waste
[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- Milk and egg vendor Caroline Mukundi has lost a lot of her stock in her years of selling fresh food at a Nairobi market. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 20-Feb-2025
Zimbabwe: Tobacco Farmers Must Avoid Shortcuts At Auction Floors
[The Herald] Obert Chifamba, Agri -- IN exactly 15 days, the 2025 tobacco marketing season will officially get underway. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 20-Feb-2025
Nigeria: Why I Set Up Songhai Farm - Father Nzamujo
[Daily Trust] Nzamujo, a professor, is the founder of Songhai Farm in Porto Novo, Benin Republic. In this interview with Mannir Dan Ali, he explains the philosophy behind the farm, [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 20-Feb-2025
Malawi: Over Half Billion Kwacha Being Distributed to 1200 Households in Thyolo to Ease Hunger Crisis
[Nyasa Times] At least 1,920 ultra-poor households in Traditional Authority (TA) Mbawera, Thyolo, are set to receive lifesaving financial support as the Foundation for Community an [...]
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Date: 20-Feb-2025
Burkina Faso: Farming Communities in Burkina Faso Are Improving Their Agricultural Practices With Innovative Weather Tools
[World Bank] STORY HIGHLIGHTS [...]
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Date: 20-Feb-2025
Zimbabwe: ZACC Arrests Zanu-PF Councillor, Cop for Stealing Agricultural Inputs
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested a Zanu PF councillor and a Karoi-based police officer on allegations of stealing presidential agricultura [...]
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Date: 20-Feb-2025